No. 27 Nicolas Almagro withdraws from the U.S. Open

No. 27 Nicolas Almagro has withdrawn from the U.S. Open. The Spaniard retired with a foot injury in the first round of the French Open, down 0-5 to Jack Sock. He has not played a tournament since, skipping the entire grass season and Wimbledon.

Almagro posted these photos on Twitter this week, saying (via translation) "Today begins a tough road to recovery. Patience and labor will be my teammates." The photos appear to show an incision on the back of his left knee.